Display panel, method of manufacturing the same and display device

ABSTRACT

The invention discloses a display panel, a method of manufacturing the same and a display device so as to simplify a process of transmitting an electrical signal between a first substrate and a second substrate of the display panel at a lower cost. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other. The first substrate has a concave groove surrounded by a convex section and facing the second substrate. The display panel also includes an electrode layer on the surface of the groove and having at least one first conductive section extending outward from inside of the concave groove to the top end face of the convex section; and at least one second conductive section on the second substrate and electrically connected with the respective first conductive section.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority to Chinese PatentApplication No. 201410445305.3, filed with the Chinese Patent Office onSep. 3, 2014 and entitled “DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THESAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE”, the content of which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of touch control displaytechnologies and particularly to a display panel, a method ofmanufacturing the same and a display device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Flat panel displays having a small size, lightweight, low powerconsumption, no radiation and other features, such as Thin FilmTransistor Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD), Organic Light EmittingDiode (OLED) displays, and the like, have been developed rapidly inrecent years.

A display panel of a flat panel display typically includes a firstsubstrate, e.g., a color filter substrate of an LCD display or a packagesubstrate of an OLED display, and a second substrate, e.g., a Thin FilmTransistor (TFT) array substrate of an LCD display or an OLED display.When a common electrode or an inbuilt touch control pad of the displaypanel above is formed on the first substrate, a display function or atouch control function needs to be performed by providing a conductionscheme of electrically connecting the common electrode or the inbuilttouch control pad on the first substrate with a TFT array circuit on thesecond substrate. In the prior art, typically such a conduction schemeof electrically connecting a Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPC) isadopted that one ends of a plurality of Flexible Printed Circuit Boards(FPCs) are bonded on the common electrode or the inbuilt touch controlpad on the first substrate and the other ends thereof are bonded onleads of the TFT array circuit of the TFT array substrate respectivelyin two bonding processes so that the common electrode or the inbuilttouch control pad on the first substrate are electrically connected withthe TFT array substrate on the second substrate. However, animplementation of such a conduction scheme requires multiple FPCs whichhave to be bonded twice, thus making the process flow complicated andcostly.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the invention is to provide a display panel, a method ofmanufacturing the same and a display device so as to simplify a processof transmitting an electrical signal between a first substrate and asecond substrate of the display panel at a lower cost.

The object of the invention can be achieved with the following technicalsolutions:

An embodiment of the invention provides a display panel including: afirst substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other,wherein the first substrate has a concave groove, which is surrounded bya convex section disposed on the outer periphery of the first substrateand facing the second substrate. The display panel also includes anelectrode layer disposed on the surface of the concave groove andincluding at least one first conductive section extending outward frominside of the concave groove to the top end face (top surface) of theconvex section. The display panel further includes at least one secondconductive section disposed on the second substrate and electricallyconnected with the first conductive section.

An embodiment of the invention provides a display device including thedisplay panel according to the embodiment above.

An embodiment of the invention provides a method of manufacturing adisplay panel. The method includes providing a first substrate; forminga concave groove in the first substrate surrounded by a convex sectionon the outer periphery of the first substrate; and forming an electrodelayer on the surface of the concave groove. The electrode layer includesat least one first conductive sections extending outward from inside ofthe concave groove and located on the top end face (top surface) of theconvex section. The method also includes providing a second substrate;forming at least one second conductive section on the second substrateassociated with the first conductive section; and bringing the firstsubstrate and the second substrate together with the first conductivesection in direct contact with the second conductive sections to formthe display panel.

The embodiments of the invention have the following advantageouseffects: the concave groove is disposed in the first substrate, and theelectrode layer configured to perform a touch control function is formedon the surface of the concave groove so that the electrode layer extendsoutward from inside of the concave groove onto the convex sectionsurrounding the concave groove to form the first conductive sections,and the first substrate and the second substrate can be bonded togetherto thereby electrically connect the first conductive sections with thesecond conductive sections so that an electrical signal is transmittedbetween the first substrate and the second substrate. The implementationprocess of this conduction scheme is simple and low cost.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a simplified cross-sectional view of a display panel accordingto an embodiment of the invention in a sectional view;

FIG. 2 is a simplified cross-sectional view of a first substrate with aconvex section according to an embodiment of the invention in asectional view;

FIG. 3 is a simplified cross-sectional view of another display panelaccording to an embodiment of the invention in a sectional view;

FIG. 4 is a simplified cross-sectional view of the projection of aconvex section onto a first substrate in the vertical directionaccording to an embodiment of the invention in a side view;

FIG. 5 is a simplified cross-sectional view of a frame seal disposed inthe display panel illustrated in FIG. 1 in a sectional view;

FIG. 6 is a simplified cross-sectional view of a frame seal disposed inthe display panel illustrated in FIG. 3 in a sectional view;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a rectangular convex section according to anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a top view of an elliptic convex section according to anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a top view of a rectangular convex section including aplurality of discrete convex sub-section according to an embodiment ofthe invention;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the top end face of a plurality of firstconductive sections distributed on a edge frame of a rectangular convexsection according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the top end face of a plurality of firstconductive sections distributed on two edge frames of a rectangularconvex section according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 12 is a top view of a grid-shape second conduction sectionaccording to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 is a top view of a “

”-shape second conduction section according to an embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 14 is a top view of a “

”-shape second conduction section according to an embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 15 is a simplified cross-sectional view of an LCD display panelaccording to an embodiment of the invention in a sectional view;

FIG. 16 is a simplified cross-sectional view of another LCD displaypanel according to an embodiment of the invention in a sectional view;

FIG. 17 is a simplified cross-sectional view of another LCD displaypanel according to an embodiment of the invention in a sectional view;

FIG. 18 is a simplified cross-sectional view of another LCD displaypanel according to an embodiment of the invention in a sectional view;

FIG. 19 is a simplified cross-sectional view of a particular OLEDdisplay panel according to an embodiment of the invention in a sectionalview;

FIG. 20 is a flow chart of a method of manufacturing a display panelaccording to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 21 is a flow chart of a method of manufacturing an OLED displaypanel according to an embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 22 is a flow chart of a method of manufacturing an LCD displaypanel according to an embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Implementations of the embodiments of the invention will be describedbelow in details with reference to the drawings. It shall be noted thatidentical or like reference numerals through the drawings representidentical or like elements or elements with identical or like functions.The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings areillustrative and merely intended to explain but not to be construed aslimiting the invention.

First Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the invention provides a displaypanel including:

A first substrate 101 and a second substrate 102 disposed opposite toeach other; wherein a concave groove 1012 surrounded by a convex section1011 is disposed on the side of the first substrate 101 opposite to thesecond substrate 102. FIG. 2 illustrates a simplified cross-sectionalview of the first substrate 101 including the convex section 1011 andthe concave groove 1012. In FIG. 1, an electrode layer 103 including atleast one first conductive section 1031 extending outward from inside ofthe concave groove 1012 and located on the top end face of the convexsection 1011 is disposed on the surface of the concave groove 1012; andat least one second conductive section 104 electrically connected withthe first conductive section 1031 respectively is disposed on the secondsubstrate 102.

In the embodiment of the invention, the concave groove 1012 is disposedon the first substrate 101, and the electrode layer 103 configured toperform a touch control function is formed on the surface of the concavegroove 1012 so that the electrode layer 103 extends outward from insideof the concave groove 1012 onto the convex section 1011 surrounding theconcave groove 1012 to form the first conductive section 1031, and thefirst substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 can be bonded togetherto thereby electrically connect the first conductive section 1031 withthe second conductive section 104 so that an electrical signal istransmitted between the first substrate 101 and the second substrate102, and the implementation process of this conduction scheme is simpleand low cost.

The location of the convex section 1011 can be disposed flexibly asneeded for a real design. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, theconvex section 1011 can be disposed in close proximity to the outer edgeof the first substrate 101. In another example, there is a presetspacing 1033 between the projection 1011′ of the convex section 1011onto the first substrate 101 or the second substrate 102 in the verticaldirection and the edge of the first substrate 101 or the secondsubstrate 102. As illustrated in FIG. 3, in an alternative embodiment,there is a preset spacing (a recess) 1033 between the convex section1011 and the edge of the first substrate 101, and as illustrated in FIG.4, there is a preset spacing (predetermined distance) 1033 between theprojection of the convex section 1011 onto the first substrate 101 inthe vertical direction and the edge of the first substrate 101, wherethe preset distance 1033 can be configured to have a bonding materialfilled when the first substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 arebonded together.

Preferably the display panel further includes a frame seal configured tobond the first substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 together. FIG.5 illustrates a simplified cross-sectional view of the frame sealdisposed in the display panel illustrated in FIG. 1, where the frameseal 105 is located in the region of the vertical projection of theconcave groove 1012 onto the first substrate 101 or the second substrate102 (reference numerals in FIG. 5 represent the same elements as thoserepresent by the reference numerals in FIG. 1). Likewise, FIG. 6illustrates a simplified cross-sectional view of the frame seal disposedin the display panel illustrated in FIG. 3, where the frame seal 105 canalternatively be located in the preset spacing 1033 (reference numeralsin FIG. 6 represent the same elements as those represent by thereference numerals in FIG. 3).

It shall be noted that the first substrate 101 and the second substrate102 of the display panel can be rectangular, elliptic, rounded oranother geometrical shape for a different application or preference. Forexample, they can be rectangular for a display or a TV set; or can berectangular, elliptic or rounded for a wristwatch-like display.Correspondingly the pattern of the projection of the convex section 1011on the first substrate 101 onto the first substrate 101 or the secondsubstrate 102 in the vertical direction can also vary accordingly,typically to be the same as the pattern of an edge frame of the displaypanel, i.e., the shape of the first substrate 101 and the secondsubstrate 102 above. FIG. 7 illustrates a top view of the rectangularconvex section 1011, and FIG. 8 illustrates a top view of the ellipticconvex section 1011. The convex section 1011 in both FIG. 7 and FIG. 8is formed continuously and integrally on the first substrate in a simpleprocessing step. Of course the convex section 1011 can alternatively beformed to include a plurality of discrete convex sub-sections, forexample, the convex section 1011 illustrated in FIG. 9 includes aplurality of discrete convex sub-sections 1014, and the integral patternof the convex section 1011 is rectangular, and it shall be noted thatthe integral pattern of the convex section 1011 illustrated in FIG. 9 isshown rectangular only by way of an example to illustrate that theconvex section 1011 can be disposed to include the plurality of discreteconvex sub-sections 1014, and in practice, the integral pattern of theconvex section 1011 will not be limited to a rectangle but can beelliptic, rounded or another shape, and a particular shape thereof canbe adjusted correspondingly to the particular geometrical pattern of thefirst substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 of the display panelfor the purpose of an optimum display effect. The top end faces(surfaces) of the respective convex sub-sections 1014 of the convexsection 1011 are configured to have the first conductive section 1031disposed, so the locations of the respective convex sub-sections 1014,the spacing between the respective convex sub-sections 1014 or thelength of the respective convex sub-sections 1014 are decided by thepre-arranged location of the first conductive section 1031 so that thefirst conductive section 1031 can be disposed as desirable and ensuredto correspond to and contact with the second conductive section 104 whenthe first substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 are bonded togetheras long as an electrical signal can be transmitted between the firstsubstrate 101 and the second substrate 102.

The first conductive section 1031 can be distributed at differentlocations on the convex section 1011 and can be located in a part of thearea of the entire top end face (top surface) of the convex section1011. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the pattern of theprojection of the convex section 1011 onto the first substrate 101 orthe second substrate 102 in the vertical direction is rectangular, andthe plurality of first conductive sections 1031 are distributed on thetop end face of an edge frame of the rectangular convex section 1011. Inanother example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the pattern of theprojection of the convex section 1011 onto the first substrate 101 orthe second substrate 102 in the vertical direction is rectangular, andthe plurality of first conductive sections 1031 are distributed on thetop end faces (top surfaces) of two edge frames (a shorter side and alonger side) of the rectangular convex section 1011. Of course for therectangular convex section 1011 above, the plurality of first conductivesections 1031 can alternatively be distributed on the top end faces ofthree or four edge frames (three or four sides) of the rectangularconvex section 1011. The distribution of the first conductive sections1031 on the convex section 1011 in another shape can be similar to thedistribution of the first conductive sections 1031 on the rectangularconvex section 1011, so a repeated description thereof will be omittedhere.

In the present embodiment, the second conductive section 104 is aconductive pad which can be a connection end extending out from a TFTpixel circuit on an array substrate or can be a connection end extendingout from another peripheral circuit. The conductive pad can be anintegral structure, or the second conductive section 104 can be disposedin other than an integral structure in view of the reliability of thesecond conductive section 104 in contact with the first conductivesections 1031, e.g., any pattern in a hollow structure, e.g., grid-shapeas illustrated in FIG. 12 or “

”-shape as illustrated in FIG. 13 or “

”-shape as illustrated in FIG. 14, and of course any other structure,e.g., a helix, etc., as long as a particular pattern thereof can ensurethe reliability of the second conductive section 104 in contact with thefirst conductive sections 1031, so a description thereof will not berepeated herein.

In correspondence to an LCD display panel, the first substrate 101 is acolor filter substrate, and in correspondence to an OLED display panel,the first substrate 101 is a packet substrate. The LCD display panel andthe OLED display panel further include other common layered structures,for example, the LCD display panel can include a Thin Film Transistor(TFT) layer, a color filter layer and a liquid crystal layer; and theOLED display panel can include a TFT layer and an organicelectro-luminescence layer. A detailed description thereof is asfollows:

Referring to FIG. 15, taking an LCD display panel as an example, thedisplay panel includes a first substrate 101, a second substrate 102,wherein a concave groove 1012 surrounded by a convex section 1011 isdisposed on the side of the first substrate 101 opposite to the secondsubstrate 102. An electrode layer 103 including at least one firstconductive section 1031 extending outward from inside of the concavegroove 1012 and located on the top end face of the convex section 1011is disposed on the surface of the concave groove 1012; and at least onesecond conductive section 104 electrically connected with the respectivefirst conductive section 1031 is disposed on the second substrate 102.

There is a preset spacing 1033 between the projection of the convexsection 1011 onto the first substrate 101 in the vertical direction andthe edge of the first substrate 101, and a frame seal 105 is disposed inthe preset spacing 1033 to bond the first substrate 101 and the secondsubstrate 102 together.

A color filter layer 106 is further disposed on the first substrate 101between the first substrate 101 and the electrode layer 103, and a TFTlayer 108 is disposed on the second substrate 102 between the secondconductive section 104 and the second substrate 102.

After the first substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 are bondedtogether, the respective first conductive sections 1031 and therespective second conductive sections 104 are electrically connected sothat an electrical signal is transmitted between the first substrate 101and the second substrate 102.

In this embodiment, numerous variants of the LCD display panelillustrated in FIG. 15 are possible, for example, the color filter layer106 can be disposed between the electrode layer 103 and a liquid crystallayer 107 as illustrated in FIG. 16 instead of being disposed betweenthe electrode layer 103 and the first substrate 101.

Referring to FIG. 17, there is provided another LCD display panelincluding a first substrate 101, a second substrate 102, wherein aconcave groove 1012 surrounded by a convex section 1011 is disposed onthe side of the first substrate 101 opposite to the second substrate102. An electrode layer 103 including at least one first conductivesection 1031 extending outward from inside of the concave groove 1012and located on the top end face of the convex section 1011 is disposedon the surface of the concave groove 1012; and at least one secondconductive section 104 electrically connected with the respective firstconductive section 1031 is disposed on the second substrate 102.

The projection of the convex section 1011 onto the first substrate 101in the vertical direction is flush with the edge of the first substrate101, and a frame seal 105 is disposed in the range of the projectionthereof onto the first substrate 101 or the second substrate 102 in thevertical direction to bond the first substrate 101 and the secondsubstrate 102 together.

A color filter layer 106 is further disposed on the first substrate 101between the first substrate 101 and the electrode layer 103, and a TFTlayer 108 is disposed on the second substrate 102 between the secondconductive section 104 and the second substrate 102.

After the first substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 are bondedtogether, the respective first conductive sections 1031 and therespective second conductive sections 104 are electrically connected sothat an electrical signal is transmitted between the first substrate 101and the second substrate 102.

In this embodiment, numerous variants of the LCD display panelillustrated in FIG. 17 are possible, for example, the color filter layer106 can be disposed between the electrode layer 103 and a liquid crystallayer 107 as illustrated in FIG. 18 instead of being disposed betweenthe electrode layer 103 and the first substrate 101.

Referring to FIG. 19, taking an OLED display panel as an example, thedisplay panel includes a first substrate 101, a second substrate 102,wherein a concave groove 1012 surrounded by a convex section 1011 isdisposed on the side of the first substrate 101 opposite to the secondsubstrate 102. An electrode layer 103 including at least one firstconductive section 1031 extending outward from inside of the concavegroove 1012 and located on the top end face of the convex section 1011is disposed on the surface of the concave groove 1012; and at least onesecond conductive section 104 electrically connected with the respectivefirst conductive section 1031 is disposed on the second substrate 102.

There is a preset spacing 1033 between the projection of the convexsection 1011 onto the first substrate 101 in the vertical direction andthe edge of the first substrate 101, and a frame seal 105 is disposed inthe preset spacing 1033 to bond the first substrate 101 and the secondsubstrate 102 together.

A TFT layer 108 and an organic electro-luminescence layer 109 aredisposed in that order on the second substrate 102, and the secondconductive section 104 is disposed on the organic electro-luminescencelayer 109.

After the first substrate 101 and the second substrate 102 are bondedtogether, the respective first conductive sections 1031 and therespective second conductive sections 104 are electrically connected sothat an electrical signal is transmitted between the first substrate 101and the second substrate 102.

In this embodiment, numerous variants of the OLED display panelillustrated in FIG. 19 are possible, for example, the convex section1011 is located in close proximity to the edge of the first substrate101, and the frame seal 105 is disposed in the region of the projectionof the concave groove 1012. The frame seal 105 is disposed in the OLEDdisplay panel similarly to the disposition of the frame seal 105 in theLCD display panels illustrated in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18.

It shall be noted that the electrode layer 103 in the respectiveembodiments above can be a touch control electrode layer or can be acommon electrode layer. When the electrode layer 103 is a touch controlelectrode layer, the touch control electrode layer disposed on the firstsubstrate 101 is easy and simple to be implemented. For the OLED displaypanel, circuits and drive signals are increasingly complicated, and eachpixel circuit on the second substrate 102 which is an array substratemay include a plurality of TFTs, so it is very difficult to dispose thetouch control electrode layer on the second substrate 102; and the ideaof the invention lies in the disposition of the touch control electrodelayer on the first substrate 101 to perform a touch control function,and the use of the conduction scheme in the embodiments above can lowthe difficulty with performing an inbuilt touch control function. Forthe LCD display panel, a common electrode layer and a pixel electrodelayer are typically disposed on the second substrate 102, and a couplingcapacitor formed between the common electrode layer and the pixelelectrode layer may influence the sheet resistivity of the commonelectrode layer delaying a common electrode signal. As per the idea ofthe invention, when the electrode layer 103 is a common electrode layer,the electrode layer 103 is disposed on the first substrate 101, and thepixel electrode layer cooperating with the electrode layer 103 togenerate an electric field is disposed on the second substrate 102, sothe resulting increase in spacing between the electrode layer 103 andthe pixel electrode layer can lower effectively the coupling capacitorbetween the common electrode layer and the pixel electrode layer tothereby lower the sheet resistivity of the common electrode layer andimprove the delay of a common electrode layer.

Advantageous effects of the embodiments of the invention are as follows:the concave groove is dispose on the first substrate, and the electrodelayer configured to perform a touch control function is formed on thesurface of the concave groove so that the electrode layer extendsoutward from inside of the concave groove onto the convex sectionsurrounding the concave groove to form the first conductive sections,and the first substrate and the second substrate can be bonded togetherto thereby electrically connect the first conductive sections with thesecond conductive sections so that an electrical signal is transmittedbetween the first substrate and the second substrate. The implementationprocess of this conduction scheme is simple and lost cost. Furthermore,this conduction scheme can be applicable to the performance of a touchcontrol function and a display function in various types of LCD or OLEDdisplay panels, thereby greatly reducing the manufacturing difficulty.

Second Embodiment

An embodiment of the invention provides a display device including thedisplay panel according to the first embodiment. The display device canbe applied to a high-definition digital TV set, a computer (desktop andnotebook), a handset, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, aGlobal Position System (GPS) device, an on-vehicle display, a projectiondisplay, a video camera, a digital camera, an electric watch, acalculator, an electronic instrument, a meter, a public display, aphantom display, etc.

Third Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 20, an embodiment of the invention provides a methodof manufacturing a display panel. The method includes:

Step 301: preparing (providing) a first substrate in which a concavegroove is formed. The concave groove is surrounded by a convex sectionlocated on the outer periphery of the first substrate.

In this embodiment, the concave groove surrounded by the convex sectioncan be easily formed in the first substrate by an etching process. Theconvex section can be disposed in close proximity to the edge of thefirst substrate, and since the convex section is disposed directly onthe first substrate so that the disposed convex section is actuallyintegral with the first substrate. The term “in close proximity” canmean that the edge of the first substrate is not etched, and at thistime the outer edge of the convex section is flush with the outer edgeof the first substrate. Alternatively, there can be a preset spacingbetween the projection of the convex section onto the first substrate orthe second substrate in the vertical direction and the edge of the firstsubstrate or the second substrate, that is, an etching process can alsobe performed at the edge of the first substrate to form a preset spacing(a recess at a predetermined depth).

Step 302: forming an electrode layer on the surface of the concavegroove so that the electrode layer is provided with a plurality of firstconductive sections extending outward from inside of the concave grooveand located on the top end face (top surface) of the convex section.

Step 303: preparing (providing) a second substrate having a plurality ofsecond conductive sections corresponding to the respective firstconductive sections.

Step 304: bringing the first substrate and the second substrate togetherand aligning the respective first conductive sections in direct contactwith the respective second conductive sections to form the displaypanel.

Particularly, if the outer edge of the convex section is flush with theouter edge of the first substrate, then a frame seal is disposed in therange of the vertical projection of the concave groove onto the firstsubstrate or the second substrate; and the first substrate and thesecond substrate are bonded together so that the respective firstconductive sections come into direct contact with the respective secondconductive sections to form the display panel.

If there is a preset spacing between the outer edge of the convexsection and the outer edge of the first substrate, then a frame seal isdisposed in the preset spacing; and the first substrate and the secondsubstrate are bonded together so that the respective first conductivesections come into direct contact with the respective second conductivesections to form the display panel.

Advantageous effects of the embodiment of the invention are as follows:the concave groove is disposed on the first substrate, and the electrodelayer configured to perform a touch control function is formed on thesurface of the concave groove so that the electrode layer extendsoutward from inside of the concave groove onto the convex sectionsurrounding the concave groove to form the first conductive sections,and the first substrate and the second substrate can be bonded togetherto thereby electrically connect the first conductive sections with thesecond conductive sections so that an electrical signal is transmittedbetween the first substrate and the second substrate, and theimplementation process of this conduction scheme is easy and low cost.

Referring to FIG. 21, an embodiment of the invention provides a methodof manufacturing an OLED display panel. The method includes:

Step 401: providing a first substrate in which a concave groovesurrounded by a convex section is formed.

In this embodiment, the concave groove surrounded by the convex sectioncan be formed on the first substrate in an etching process easy toperform. The convex section can be disposed in close proximity to theedge of the first substrate, and since the convex section is disposeddirectly on the first substrate so that the disposed convex section isactually integral with the first substrate. The term “in closeproximity” can mean that the edge of the first substrate is not etched,and at this time the outer edge of the convex section is flush(coplanar) with the outer edge of the first substrate. Alternatively,there can be a preset spacing between the projection of the convexsection onto the first substrate or the second substrate in the verticaldirection and the edge of the first substrate or the second substrate,that is, an etching process can also be performed at the edge of thefirst substrate to form a preset spacing (a recess at a predetermineddepth).

Step 402: forming an electrode layer on the surface of the concavegroove so that the electrode layer is provided with a plurality of firstconductive sections extending outward from inside of the concave grooveand located on the top end face of the convex section.

The electrode layer can be a touch control electrode layer to perform atouch control function of the OLED display panel; or the electrode layercan be a common electrode layer.

Step 403: providing a second substrate on which a TFT layer and anorganic electro-luminescence layer are formed.

Step 404: forming a plurality of second conductive sectionscorresponding to the respective first conductive sections on theresulting second substrate

Step 405: bringing the first substrate and the second substrate togetherand aligning the respective first conductive sections in direct contactwith the respective second conductive sections to form the displaypanel.

Particularly, if the outer edge of the convex section is flush(coplanar) with the outer edge of the first substrate, then a frame sealis disposed in the range of the vertical projection of the concavegroove onto the first substrate or the second substrate; and the firstsubstrate and the second substrate are bonded together so that therespective first conductive sections come into direct contact with therespective second conductive sections to form the display panel.

If there is a preset spacing (a recess with a predetermined depth)between the outer edge of the convex section and the outer edge of thefirst substrate, then a frame seal is disposed in the preset spacing;and the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded together sothat the respective first conductive sections come into direct contactwith the respective second conductive sections to form the displaypanel.

Advantageous effects of the embodiment of the invention are as follows:the concave groove is disposed on the first substrate, and the electrodelayer configured to perform a touch control function is formed on thesurface of the concave groove so that the electrode layer extendsoutward from inside of the concave groove onto the convex sectionsurrounding the concave groove to form the first conductive sections,and the first substrate and the second substrate can be bonded togetherto thereby electrically connect the first conductive sections with thesecond conductive sections so that an electrical signal is transmittedbetween the first substrate and the second substrate, and theimplementation process of this conduction scheme is simple and low cost.

Referring to FIG. 22, a method of manufacturing an LCD display panelaccording to an embodiment of the invention includes:

Step 501: providing a first substrate in which a concave groovesurrounded by a convex section is formed.

In this embodiment, the concave groove surrounded by the convex sectioncan be formed on the first substrate by a simple etching process. Theconvex section can be disposed in close proximity to the edge of thefirst substrate, and since the convex section is disposed directly onthe first substrate so that the disposed convex section is actuallyintegral with the first substrate, “in close proximity” here can meanthat the edge of the first substrate is not etched, and at this time theouter edge of the convex section is flush with the outer edge of thefirst substrate. Alternatively, there can be a preset spacing betweenthe projection of the convex section onto the first substrate or thesecond substrate in the vertical direction and the edge of the firstsubstrate or the second substrate, that is, an etching process can alsobe performed at the edge of the first substrate to form a preset spacing(a recess with a predetermined depth).

Step 502: forming a color filter layer and an electrode layer on thesurface of the concave groove so that the color filter layer is locatedbetween the first substrate and the electrode layer; or forming anelectrode layer and a color filter layer on the surface of the concavegroove so that the electrode layer is located between the firstsubstrate and the color filter layer; and the electrode layer isprovided with a plurality of first conductive sections extending outwardfrom inside of the concave groove and located on the top end face (topsurface) of the convex section.

The electrode layer can be a touch control electrode layer to perform atouch control function of the LCD display panel; or the electrode layercan be a common electrode layer.

Step 503: providing a second substrate on which a TFT layer is formed.

Step 504: forming a plurality of second conductive sectionscorresponding to (associated with) the respective first conductivesections on the resulting second substrate

Step 505: forming a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate andthe second substrate in a trickling or pouring process to dispose thefirst substrate opposite to the second substrate and the respectivefirst conductive sections in direct contact with the respective secondconductive sections to form the display panel.

Particularly if the outer edge of the convex section is flush (coplanar)with the outer edge of the first substrate, then a frame seal isdisposed in the range of the vertical projection of the concave grooveonto the first substrate or the second substrate; and the firstsubstrate and the second substrate are bonded together so that therespective first conductive sections come into direct contact with therespective second conductive sections to form the display panel.

If there is a preset spacing between the outer edge of the convexsection and the outer edge of the first substrate, then a frame seal isdisposed in the preset spacing; and the first substrate and the secondsubstrate are bonded together so that the respective first conductivesections come into direct contact with the respective second conductivesections to form the display panel.

Advantageous effects of the embodiment of the invention are as follows:the concave groove is disposed on the first substrate, and the electrodelayer configured to perform a touch control function is formed on thesurface of the concave groove so that the electrode layer extendsoutward from inside of the concave groove onto the convex sectionsurrounding the concave groove to form the first conductive sections,and the first substrate and the second substrate can be bonded togetherto thereby electrically connect the first conductive sections with thesecond conductive sections so that an electrical signal is transmittedbetween the first substrate and the second substrate, and theimplementation process of this conduction scheme is simple and low cost.

Evidently those skilled in the art can make various modifications andvariations to the invention without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention. Thus the invention is also intended to encompass thesemodifications and variations thereto so long as the modifications andvariations come into the scope of the claims appended to the inventionand their equivalents.

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 13. A method of manufacturing a display panel, themethod comprising: providing a first substrate; forming a concave groovein the first substrate, the concave groove being surrounded by a convexsection on an outer periphery of the first substrate; forming anelectrode layer on the surface of the concave groove, the electrodelayer including at least one first conductive section extending outwardfrom inside of the concave groove and located on a top end face of theconvex section; providing a second substrate; forming at least onesecond conductive section on the second substrate associated with the atleast one first conductive section; and bringing the first substrate andthe second substrate together with the at least one first conductivesection in contact with the at least one second conductive section toform the display panel.
 14. The method of manufacturing according toclaim 13, wherein forming the concave groove comprises an etchingprocess.
 15. The method of manufacturing according to claim 13, whereinforming the concave groove comprises: forming a preset spacing betweenthe projection of the convex section onto the first substrate or thesecond substrate in the vertical direction and the edge of the firstsubstrate or the second substrate using an etching process.
 16. Themethod of manufacturing according to claim 14, wherein bringing thefirst substrate and the second substrate together comprises: disposing aframe seal on the first substrate or the second substrate in a region ofthe vertical projection of the concave groove onto the first substrateor the second substrate; and bonding the first substrate and the secondsubstrate together with the first conductive section in direct contactwith the second conductive section to form the display panel.
 17. Themethod of manufacturing according to claim 15, wherein bringing thefirst substrate and the second substrate together comprises: disposing aframe seal between the first substrate and the second substrate in thepreset spacing; and bonding the first substrate and the second substratetogether with the first conductive section in direct contact with thesecond conductive section to form the display panel.